$1,639
H 6.86 in W 35.83 in D 12.21 in
1950´s Restored Danish Teak Vanity - Toilet Set with Floating Table Top
Located in Knebel, DK
inventive and imaginative teak toilet set / vanity set consisting of floating teak table with drawer, a
Metal
Floating Vanity Construction, Switzerland, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wall-mount construct highly grained in the modernist vein. The handsomely crafted draw handle articulates the language of the Swiss modernist ideal of function follows form. The li...
Metal
Sold
H 47.25 in W 59.85 in D 27.96 in
Mid-Century Modern G Plan Fresco Floating Top Teak Vanity Desk by Victor Wilkins
By G Plan Furniture, Victor Wilkins
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Discover the Timeless Elegance of the Mid-Century Modern G-Plan Fresco Floating Top Vanity Desk by
Teak
Mid Century Danish Modern Floating Top G-Plan Vanity
By Victor Wilkins
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern teakwood vanity with floating top. Designed by Victor Wilkins for G Plan's
Teak
Aksel Kjersgaard Rare Teak Vanity with Tri-Fold Floating Mirror
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Odder Furniture
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This rare Danish Modern teak architectural vanity was designed by Aksel Kjersgaard for Odder in the
Aluminum
Charles Dudouyt Oak and Straw chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
Straw, Oak
$1,275 / item
H 16.52 in W 13.63 in D 5.29 in
Jenny Glass Large Wall Sconce in Enamel, Glass & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Jenny Glass, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. You asked for it! A new iteration of our best-selling Jenny sconce featuring a blown glass g...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 47 in W 41.5 in D 19 in
Mid-Century Modern Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Danish Secretary Desk
By Soborg Mobler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful secretary desk designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbler. It has the label in the back. This secretary desk is made in Denmark. It is in vintage c...
Teak
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 36 in W 43 in D 19 in
Pr Art Deco Art Moderne Dressers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c 1930's
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of streamline Art Moderne dressers designed by Gilbert Rohde, for Herman Miller c 1936. The dressers feature opposing right and left cases, each with pale yellow drawer fro...
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$9,473
H 54.73 in W 23.23 in D 17.33 in
Original Josef Hoffmann Dressing Table from 1905 by Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern furniture from the best period of his works. He made trendsetting Industrial designs for the bentwood-industrie. This dressing-table is from the "Fledermaus" ...
Bentwood
$4,372Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 58.25 in D 31 in
Vintage Swedish 1980s Convertible Sofa Lounge Chairs built in Table Daybed
Located in Basel, BS
This unique midcentury design sofa/daybed / Lounge chairs with a table in between is incredibly versatile and minimal! A beautiful functional design because this piece of very cool...
Chrome
Italian Designer, Console Table, Teak, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. With original patina present such as scratches and staining. Dimensions: 34.4” H x 33.6” W x 13” D
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Credenza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern credenza features ample room behind its four cabinet doors. A mirrored front and top makes this a unique addition to any home, business, or office. Pleas...
Brass
$5,732Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Ceramic coffee table "mambo" by Roger Capron, France, 1970's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Mambo table by Roger Capron, ceramic and wood, France, 1970's
Ceramic, Wood
$14,280
H 35.44 in W 36.82 in D 19.3 in
Record Player Cabinet by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1955, Mid-Century
By Forma, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
This Caviuna Record Player was produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte in the 1950s, whose designs were made by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler. This typology was part of the...
Hardwood
$3,109Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.6 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Coffee table bar illuminated vintage space age 70s
Located in Milano, MI
1970s Living Room bar table made of steel sheet and glass. Rare space age piece consists of glass top and bottle holder accommodations with pull-out elements. The coffee table ligh...
Steel
$12,800
H 70.5 in Dm 21.5 in
'Tucroma' Leather Rotating Wardrobe by Guido Faleschini for i4Mariani, Italy
By i4 Mariani, Guido Faleschini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'Tucroma' leather rotating wardrobe was designed by Guido Faleschini in the 1970s and produced by i4Mariani (Italy). Custom colors and finishes are available. The Tucroma ro...
Chrome
$2,100
H 26 in W 35.5 in D 9.5 in
Arne Wahl Iversen Wall Mirror & Shelf Cabinet, Teak & Cane for Brenderup Denmark
By Brenderup Møbelfabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautifully restored Mid-Century Danish Modern wall-mounted hallway cabinet, designed by Arne Wahl Iversen and manufactured by Brenderup Møbelfabrik in Denmark, combines functio...
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Wood
George Nelson for Herman Miller 'Action Office 1' Desk
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early George Nelson Action Office 1 desk in original condition with minor wear. George Nelson for Herman Miller, polished aluminum, plastic laminate, wood, United States, design 1953.
Metal
Rattan Bamboo Split Reed Mirror Shelf / Wall Cabinet
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Rectangular wall mirror with shelf, split reed, bamboo, rattan, Italy, 1960s. This eyecatching mirror with storage drawers was handcrafted with bamboo cane and rattan. It...
Bamboo, Mirror, Reed, Rattan, Cane
Vintage, new and antique vanity tables have forever felt like personal, intimate sanctuaries of sorts, designed to introduce a level of serenity that feels rare and welcome in our otherwise frenetic days. They’ve been variously known as dressing tables or makeup tables over the years, but no matter what we call them — and whether it's a sophisticated contemporary piece or an iconic vintage Luigi Massoni vanity — vanities have offered a special place for us to get ready for work, an early-morning appointment or lunch date or whatever lies ahead.
“Beauty routines, taking the time to protect what you have, a moment to accessorize, a moment to pause and slow down — these are all so important now as an antidote to our fast and hectic lives,” says Oona Bannon, creative director of Pinch Design in Clapham, South London. “Just thinking about a dressing table makes me feel calm.”
When decorative boxes would no longer suffice as repositories for cosmetics, fragrant oils and perfumes, dressing tables originated in France and England during the 17th century. Men who called the latter home used “shaving tables” — a proto-dressing table — for their grooming routines while women found in dressing tables an oasis for applying makeup, particularly as improvements upon vanity tables equipped them with mirrors and lighting. In the United States, as vanity tables became a seamless component of bedroom furniture, furniture makers working in Chippendale, Rococo and other styles were regularly commissioned to produce these popular items.
Vanity tables have evolved over the years, and while there is lots to love about the ornate carving and pronounced curvilinear forms of Victorian vanities, the clean lines that characterize mid-century modern vanities and the decorative flourishes associated with Art Deco vanities, the main elements of this furnishing are the same. All vanities are about as tall as a standard table with room for seating furniture, which tends to be a small bench, a stool or an armless chair. Many also have special organization features for makeup. Without a chair and a mirror, a vanity would resemble a dresser.
Nowadays, vanities are more than a place to do hair and makeup. They’re a platform to display beauty products and store makeup collections. Vanities are standard in bedrooms, particularly if you’re not lucky enough to have a spacious dressing room or walk-in closet for your dressing table. The better the lighting is in your bedroom or wherever you’ve positioned your vanity table — even if you’ve opted for a moody setting versus a bright one — the more you will benefit from having this personal place of respite to prepare for the day ahead.
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